Window-screen hanger



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WINDOW SCREEN HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN, 23 1922.

1,424,431, PatentedAug. 11,1922.

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GEARLEY njnenn, or names, TEXAS.

" WINDUW=SGREEN HANGER ,Spedification of Letters IPatent. Piltfilltd Angi a Application 'filed, January 23, 11 922. Serial No. 531 152.

. hold thevtop of the" screen up against the top of the frame.

Aparticular object is to provide a keeper for confining theupperportion Oli'illtl resilient hanger against the screen "whereby the upper; portion of: the screen isheld in close contact withfithe blindstop l and (flush with the outside; casing. This prevents the top of the screen trom projecting out from the casing and. becomingsunsighftly.

A construction designed to carry out the invention will be hereinafter described to get-her .withiother features of the invention.

The invention will be moretrea dily under stood; from arreading of thectollowing specification and by reference to the accompanying'drawings, in whiehan example of the invention is shown and wherein:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the inside of a window, the upper sash being broken away to show hangers embodying the invention, supporting a screen, 7

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of the hanger,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged partial vertical sectional view showing the screen swung open, and

Fig. 5 is a cross section on the line 5-5 of Fi 3.

Tn the drawing the numeral 10 designates an ordinary window frame having an outside casing 11, a blind stop 12, a parting strip .13, an upper sash 14 sliding between the blind stop and the strip and the usual lower sash 15. The outer face of the stop 12 is usually flush with the inner edge of the casing 11 and by giving the frame 16 on the screen the s me thickne s a the s said trams, will be )liush with therouter tace of said casing. I

The .inventionhas particularly todo with thevhangers. Qnuthe top phorizontalstop 12,

I provide a :hook 17 near each end. With each hook, the eye l8vat the upper end of a coded extension spring 19 iis engaged. r-Each springahas an eye 20 atuits lower. endure- .ceiving the eye 21 ofiahook 22 which-dis adapted to engage in ascrew {eyeQdmounted on: the IIIIRBITSIdG'Of theiscreen trame, usually about-6 inches. below% .the hookf17,,but

this adistancernay vary. 1

will be seen thatfithe eyesi18 ilDiLY-bd quickly engaged "wltll or drsengaged fliron The :hangers can be {easily the hooks 17. connected with. the screen frame by means of the hooks 22, or disconnected therewith. If at any time the springsishould become stretched, it would be very simple. operation tolower thescreen eyes23, i v

No claim is made to. the. use coiled spring. alone and the essential, important and advantageous feature of p the invention 181a. keeper 24straddhng the upper. portion of each springand fastened to thEhlllIlQIj side otthev screen frame. ,llangers without these keepers have been in useland arenot satis factory because theyfido .not. hold theZ-topzot the screen rtranieagainst the vblindstopcand within the window frame. I 3

It will. be seen, thatthe; point of. connec tion of the spning wil h the screernbeing some distance below the hooks 17, no means would be had for holding the top rail of the screen frame against outward displacement. This has two disadvantages, first it permits the to a of the screen to sprin outward be 0nd l l n the face of the casing, particularly after the screen hasbcen opened, which gives an unsightly appearance and allows rain water to pass in behind the screen frame; and second, such a condition tends to cause warping and distortion of the screen frame.

These objections and disadvantages are overcome by the keepers 24. These keepers are located immediately under the eyes 18 as is shown best in Fig. 3. Suflicient clearance is given to permit the spring to slide through the keeper as when the screen is swung outwardly as is shown in Fig. 4. It will be seen that when the screen is closed the spring will pull the same up against the top of the window frame, while the keepers will pull the screen frame against the blind stop 12, whereby the top of said screen will be ti htly held in place.

he hangers are easily disengaged by first removing the hooks 22 from the screw eyes 23, then the spring 19 may be easily pushed upwardly through the keepers and the eyes 18 disengaged from the hooks 17; The

,keepersare easily applied and are concealed by the screen frame and the upper sash.

This application is in parta continuation of my application Serial No. 322,119.

In order to provide a hinge bearing sur face for the frame 16, the upper inner edge isrounded at 16, as is best shown in Fig. 4,. This is of importance, as it will be seen that when the screen; is swung outwardly, said rounded edge will readily ride against the outer face of the'blind stop 12, withoutbinding thereon. It'is'also obvious that if the upper inneredge were notrounded at 16, said edgewouldabut the underside of the blind stop when the screen is in outward position, and thereby prevent the latter from automatically swinging inwardly when released. The rounded edge at 16 overcomes I all disagreeable conditions of this nature,

by providing a hinge bearingsurface forthe said frame 16."

What I claim, is: v

1. In" a window screen hanger structure, a pair of coiled springs each having one end adapted forattachment to a windowscreen frame and the other 'end adapted to engage a'supporting fixture in a window frame, and a an- Orkeepers eacha'dapted to confine the upper portion of one of said springs against the upper portionof a screen frame, whereby sa d upper screen frame portion is held againstoutward displacement when the screen frame is in a perpendicular position.

2. The combination'in a window screen hanger, of an extension coiled spring having eyes at each end, a supporting hook engage d by one of the eyes, ascreen hook pivoted in the other eye, a screw eye for engaging a screen frame and engaged by the screen hook, and a keeper for straddling one end portion of the spring for confining the same against a screen frame.

3. The combination with a window frame, the blind stop thereof, and a screen frame fitting in the window frame and contacting with the blind stop, of hooks depending from the blind stopat each side of the top of the 'window' frame, a pair oficoiled extension springs each having its upper end engaged with one of the stop hooks, screw eyes mounted in the screcnframe, screen hooks pivoted to the {lowerends of the springs and engaging-the screw eyes, and keepers straddling the upper ends of the springs and fastened to the screen" frame for holding the upperend of the screen in the'window frame and contacting with i the blind. stop, the upper inner edge of said screen frame beingrounded to provide a hinge bearing surface, hooks depending from the blind stop at each side ofthe top of the window frame, a pair of coiled extension openings-each having-its upper end engaged with one of the stop hooks, screen eyes mounted 1n the screenframe, screen hooks PlVOtQCl to the lower ends of the springs and engaging the screw eyes, and

keepers straddling the upper ends of the springs and' fastened to the-screenframe for holding the upper end of the screen frame in "contact with the blind stop, when the screen isclosed.

In testimony whereof'I afiiX my signature.

CHARLEY D. liens, 

